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Good Black
Written by Robert Penny
Narrated by Rolanda Brigham, Yvonne Dabney and Multiple Narrators
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About this audiobook
In Pittsburgh in the 1980’s, a young man falls in love with an older woman, and their lives are changed forever.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production, starring Rolanda Brigham, Yvonne Dabney, Ellis Foster, Donn Carl Harper, Runako Jahi, Audrey Morgan, Kemati Janice Porter, and Valerie Robinson.
Directed by Woodie King Jr.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production, starring Rolanda Brigham, Yvonne Dabney, Ellis Foster, Donn Carl Harper, Runako Jahi, Audrey Morgan, Kemati Janice Porter, and Valerie Robinson.
Directed by Woodie King Jr.
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Reviews for Good Black
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very interesting. I could easily identify the people in the play. Hope to find other plays just as good